LIVE MUSIC & DELTA EVENTS

Upcoming blues-related events in Clarksdale and the greater Mississippi Delta.
Book your room now for blues festivals and special events in the coming months as they do fill up quickly. Also, take the time to do a little research up front and make the most of your trip. (We sell Steve Cheseborough's excellent "Blues Traveling" travel guide book to Delta blues sites; it is essential if you want to find all of the blues graves, historic markers, clubs and museums on your Mississippi itinerary.) Also see our own Clarksdale Guide at http://www.cathead.biz/guide.html

2009 CLARKSDALE-AREA BLUES/MUSIC FESTIVALS/SPECIAL EVENTS:
• Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival - 8/7-8/9, 2009.
• Cat Head Mini Blues Fest II - 8/9, 2009.
• Sam Carr Day - 8/9, 2009.
• Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival (nearby Helena, AR) - 10/8-10, 2009.
• Cat Head Mini Blues Fest III - (Sunday of Arkansas Fest weekend) - 10/11, 2009.
• Pinetop Perkins Homecoming at Hopson - 10/11, 2009.
• Hambone Festival - Halloween weekend each year.
• 2010 Juke Joint Festival & Related Events - 4/16-4/18, 2010.
• 2010 Clarksdale Caravan Music Fest - May 2010.


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MORE DELTA MUSIC INFO ON THE RADIO:
• "Cat Head Delta Blues Show" on WROX 1450AM/92.1FM - Saturdays 7pm-9pm and Sundays 10pm-midnight; also on-line (click link).
• "Bluesville" radio call-in... Cat Head talks Delta news w/Bill Wax on XM Satellite Radio -"Live" call-in at 4pm CST most Thursdays on channel 74.


LIVE MUSIC AT HOPSON: Sat. 8/8/2009 catch blues legend BIG GEORGE BROCK! (click tour link below).

"BIG GEORGE BROCK" TOUR SCHEDULE:
• CLICK HERE for complete tour schedule. (CLICK HERE to hear his latest CD).

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NOTE: This is the Delta, so everything is subject to change! Call the venue or us at (662)624-5992 or email with questions. (Also email us to be added to our regular Cat Head Update e-list.)

MORE 2009 FESTIVAL INFORMATION:
- Mississippi blues info, www.msbluestrail.org
- Mississippi blues fests, www.blueshighway.org
- Blues fests nationwide, www.bluesfestivalguide.com

OTHER AREA MUSIC INFORMATION:
• Mississippi Blues Trail Marker info at www.msbluestrail.org.

ALSO... Email us to join free CAT HEAD UPDATE email list to keep totally informed of Delta and blues happenings; type "add me to the list" in subject line. (We send them out sporadically...)

Sample of MISSISSIPPI DELTA AREA MUSEUMS:
 - Delta Blues Museum, Clarksdale, MS (www.deltabluesmuseum.org -- sign up for newsletter): Muddy Water's "cabin," traveling photo exhibits, gift shop and more; a must-visit destination! Open Mon.-Sat.
- Rock 'N Roll and Blues Heritage Museum, Clarksdale, MS (www.rockmuseum.biz): Excellent collection of rare rock and blues memorabilia. Wonderful host (Theo). Open most Thurs-Sat. plus around festivals.
- WROX Museum, Clarksdale, MS (257 Delta Ave., 662-645-8874): Clarksdale history and cultural museum housed in the historic studios of the old WROX blues/gospel station where Ike Turner, Robert Nighthawk and Early Wright were on the air. Open by appointment only. Call 662-645-8874.
- B.B. King Museum, Indianola, MS (www.bbkingmuseum.org): New, state of the art blues museum in BB's hometown.
- Other Mississippi museums... Hwy. 61 Blues Museum in Leland AND the Howlin' Wolf Museum in West Point.
Also, in Tunica... the Tunica Museum has a "blues corner" and the Tunica River Park Museum.
- Delta Cultural Center, Helena, AR (www.deltaculturalcenter.org): Helena, Arkansas: Main Street of the Blues exhibit and more; also visit Sunshine Sonny Payne at KFFA's daily King Biscuit Time radio show at 12:15pm Tues.-Fri. ... and nearby "Blues Corner" store.
- Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Memphis, TN (www.soulsvilleusa.com)... plus other museums in Memphis. ALSO recommended: National Civil Rights Museum (www.civilrightsmuseum.org).

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UPCOMING MS BLUES MARKER UNVEILINGS

Upcoming Mississippi State Blues Trail marker unveilings with live blues (www.msbluestrail.org):
• 7/14 - Baptist Town (Greenwood), 10am.
• 8/7 - Sam Cooke (Clarksdale).
• 9/9 - Ace Records (Jackson).
• 10/22 - Gold Coast/Cross The River (Brandon, MS), 9am.
• 11/6 - Summit Street (McComb).
• 11/18 - Scott Dunbar and Lester Young (Woodville).

WEEKLY GIGS & REGULAR EVENTS

Weekly "BLUES JAM" Sessions
in Mississippi
• Mondays - Shuckers (Ridgeland)
• Mondays, 7pm - Bobby J's (Natchez); no cover; free red beans & rice.
• Tuesdays - 930 Blues Cafe (Jackson)
• Tuesdays - Alumni House Sports Grill (Ridgeland) - Chris Derrick and the Electric Co. host.
• 2nd Tues. ea. month - L.D.'s Kitchen (Vicksburg) - Central MS Blues Society hosts. Free food.
• Thursdays, 6pm - Depot Blues Club (Clarksdale)
• Thursdays, 8pm - Ground Zero Blues Club (Clarksdale)
• Thursdays - Sportsman Lodge in Maywood Mart (Jackson) - Big Juv.

Weekly blues-related gigs
in Mississippi
• Mondays - Hal and Mals Red Room, Central Mississippi Blues Society "Blue Monday" (Jackson), 7pm-11pm.
• Some Tuesdays - 1st and 3rd Tuesdays - LD’s Kitchen, Vicksburg. Blues jam with the Central MS Blues Society.
• Wed.-Sat. - 930 Blues Cafe (Jackson)
• Wed.-Sat. - Ground Zero Blues Club (Clarksdale)
• Many Thursdays, 8pm - Sarah's Kitchen (Clarksdale)
• Thursdays, 5-9pm - The Senator's Place (Cleveland) - Barbecue & Blues w/house band.
• Thursdays (in season) - Thacker Mountain Radio (Off Square Books, Oxford)
• Fri.-Sat. 7pm - Blue Parrot Cafe (Greenwood) - some blues.
• Fri.-Sat., 9pm - Walnut Street Blues Bar (Greenville) - house band.
• Thursdays - Schimmels (Jackson, MS) - Ben Payton in the bar.
• Every other Fri. & Sat. - Monte's Steak/Seafood (Jackson, MS) - Louis "Gearshifter" Youngblood.
• Fri.-Sat. - 308 Blues Club & Cafe (Indianola)
• Most weekends - Red's Lounge (Clarksdale, MS)
• Saturdays, 10pm - Schimmels (Jackson, MS) - Ex-Subway Lounge band The Houserockers.
• Some Saturdays, 10pm - The Pickled Okra (Cleveland)
• Sundays, 5pm - Foxfire Experience (Marshall County)
• Sundays, 6pm - Club 2000 (Clarksdale) - Mr. Tater, The Music Maker.
• Sundays, 6pm - Club Ebony (Indianola) - Mickey Rodgers, Electric Mudd or Jerry Fair.
• Sundays - L.K. Atwood Elks Club, 3100 West Lynch St., Jackson, 6:30pm - “Jazz, Blues and More”.

Bach To Blues music series
Trinity Luthern Church, Jackson, MS
www.bachtoblues.org
Every third Sunday at 6pm.

MPR Highway 61 Blues Radio Show
Mississippi blues radio show
www.highway61radio.com
Music and information about Mississippi blues/events on web site and radio show with Scott Barretta.

Cat Head Delta Blues radio show
Mississippi blues radio show
www.wroxradio.com
Delta blues music and upcoming blues festival/event info with Roger Stolle. Saturdays, 7pm-9pm CST and encore presentation Sundays, 10pm-Midnight.

UPCOMING BLUES EVENTS

JUNE 2009

Miss. State Blues Trail Marker Dedications
Mississippi
www.msbluestrail.org
• 6/5 - Son Thomas (Leland), 2pm.
• 6/11 - Mississippi-to-Chicago Marker (Grant Park, north of Roosevelt and Indiana Ave. in Chicago, IL), 3pm
• 6/22 - Chrisman Street (Cleveland), 10:30am.
• 6/22 - Po Monkey's Lounge (near Merigold; scroll to near bottom of this web pae for directions), 2:30pm.

Ground Zero Blues Club
Clarksdale, MS
www.groundzerobluesclub.com
CLICK web link for complete schedule.
6/3 - Stan Street
6/4 - BLUES JAM
6/5 - Eddie Shaw (ex-Howlin' Wolf and Magic Sam bands!)
6/6 - Fatback Blues Band
6/10 - Daddy Rich Blues Band
6/11 - BLUES JAM w/Sean Apple
6/12 - Big Jerry Blues Band
6/13 - Electric Mudd Blues Band
6/17 - Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry
6/18 - BLUES JAM w/Daddy Rich
6/19 - La La & Element 88
6/20 - Guitar Mikey and the Real Thing
6/24 - Guitar Mikey
6/25 - BLUES JAM w/Stan Street
6/26 - Marshall Drew Blues Band
6/27 - Grady Champion Blues Band

Madidi restaurant
downtown Clarksdale, MS
www.madidires.com
Wednesdays - Live blues in bar for happy hour.

Reds Lounge
downtown Clarksdale, MS
(Sunflower Ave. & MLK Dr.)
6/6 - Robert "Wolfman" Belfour
6/9 (Tues) - T-Model Ford
6/12 - Millage Gilbert
6/13 - T-Model Ford's 89TH BIRTHDAY BASH!
6/14 (Sun) - Millage Gilbert
6/19 - Robert "Wolfman" Belfour
6/26 - TBA
6/27 - All Night Long blues band w/guest Mary Ann "Action" Jackson

Crossroads Blues Barn & Social Club
Clarksdale, MS
(416 MLK Drive, downtown)
"Coming Soon..." with live blues on Monday nights.

Depot Blues Club
Clarksdale, MS
www.depotbluesclub.com
TBA

Sarah's Kitchen
downtown Clarksdale, MS
(278 Sunflower Ave.)
Lunch Thurs/Fri/Sat (11-2).

Bluesberry Cafe
Clarksdale, MS
(662-627-7008)
6/6 - WATERMELON SLIM! Limited seating. 8pm.

Hambone Art Gallery
Clarksdale, MS
www.stanstreet.com
- Live blues/roots music most Tuesday nights.
- 6/2 - Davis Coen

Juke Joint Chapel
Shackup Inn, Clarksdale, MS
www.shackupinn.com
6/13 - Millage Gilbert, 3pm

Hopson Commissary
Clarksdale, MS
www.hopsonplantation.com
6/27 - Russell Gulley

Po Monkey's Lounge
near Merigold, MS
(directions near bottom of this web page)
(R&B deejay on Thurs. nights)
6/5 - Terry "Harmonica" Bean!

The Senator's Place
Cleveland, MS
(1028 S. Davis, Hwy 61)
Soul food/blues restaurant with live blues every Friday night, 7:30pm

Rooster's Blues House
Oxford, MS
(114 Courthouse Square)
Tuesdays - Open mic.
Wed-Sat - Live music (blues on weekends).
6/19 - North Miss. Hill Ctry. Picnic PREVIEW show w/Kenny Brown, Cedric Burnside and more!
6/26 - Scissormen

Foxfire Ranch
Marshall County, MS
www.foxfireexperience.net
Live blues every Sunday afternoon (usually 5pm).
6/7 - Gary Burnside
6/14 - Cedric Burnside & Lightnin Malcolm
6/21 - Fatback Blues Band
6/28 - Cedric Burnside & Lightnin Malcolm

930 Blues Cafe
downtown Jackson, MS
www.jesdablues.com
6/3 (Wed) - Jackie Bell, Bernard Jenkins and Norwegian Blues Band, 8pm. FREE.
6/5-6 - Grady Champion
6/12-13 - Michael Burks
6/19-20 - Blues Blow Out w/Norman Clark, Smoke Stack Lightning...
6/26-27 - Lil Dave Thompson

Queen of Hearts
Jackson, MS
601-898-2225
TBA

BB King Museum
Indianola, MS
bbkingmuseum.org
- Saturdays, 3pm - On Stage @ Lucille's
- Saturdays, 4:30pm - Open Mic
- 6/4 - Art After Hours w/Honeyboy Edwards

308 Blues Club and Cafe
Indianola, MS
www.308bluesclubandcafe.com
6/4 - Lil' Jimmy Reed, one-man band
6/6 - The Electric Mudd
6/13 - Mickey Rogers
6/20 - Bailey Bros.

Bottleneck Blues Bar Line-up
Ameristar Casino, Vicksburg, MS
www.ameristarcasinos.com
TBA

Blue Parrot BLUES Line-up
Greenwood, MS
662-451-9430
TBA

Carroll County Market
On The Square in Carrollton, MS
www.carrollcountymarket.com
Fridays - 5pm Blues Jam
Weekends - TBA

Just 1 More Blues Bar Line-up
Hattiesburg, MS
www.myspace.com/just1morebluesbar
TBA

6/4-8 - Medger Evers' Festival
Pickens, Mississippi
(601-201-1445)
Annual festival.

6/4 - Pat Brown
Joes Place, Greenwood, Mississippi
www.msbluestrail.org
Performance.

6/5 - BB King Homecoming
Fletcher Park, Indianola, Mississippi
www.indianolams.org
Opening acts include the Stax Music Academy from Memphis, TN, the Mayhem String Band from Oxford, MS, songstress Vickie Baker of Vicksburg, MS, and Shaw, MS, native bluesman David "Honeyboy" Edwards. Other related activities will be going on around the town and at the new B.B. King Blues Museum & Delta Interpretive Center, located near the concert site. The main event will be 14-time Grammy Award winner B. B. King, his band and his best girl, his guitar, "Lucille," in his annual concert in Fletcher Park.

6/5 - BB King Blues Workshop
Mississippi Valley State University, Mississippi
www.indianolams.org
Bill Perry, Alphonso Sanders and more.

6/5-7 - Tupelo Elvis Festival
Tupelo, Mississippi
debbieb@tupelomainstreet.com
Annual festival in honor of early rock's biggest blues fan.

6/6 - Mother's Best Music Fest
Helena, AR
www.deltaculturalcenter.org
Helena, ARKANSAS' "other" music festival. Mix of blues, roots and rock -- including some Mississippi acts. Includes Jimbo Mathus, Dave Riley & Sam Carr, Steve Cheseborough, C.W. Gatlin, Essie "Blues Lady" Neal, Sterling Billingsley, The Robert Hill Band, Vince Cheney, Donna Herula, and the Live Wire Band.

6/6-7 - Delta Jubilee
Clarksdale, Mississippi
kappi@visitclarksdale.com
Annual community fair with some music and occasional blues.

6/6-7 - Highway 61 Blues Festival
Leland, Mississippi
www.highway61blues.com
Possibly the best small-town blues festival in Mississippi, the festival (organized under the auspices of the Highway 61 Blues Museum)... featuring Eddie Shaw, Cedric Burnside and Lightnin' Malcolm, David "Honeyboy" Edwards with Michael Frank, Rocky Lawrence, Lil' Dave Thompson, T-Model Ford, The John Horton Band, Pat Thomas, Jimmy "Duck" Holmes and many many more!
• 6/6 - blues festival itself
• 6/7 - "Holly Ridge Jam" nearby

6/12 - Jesse Robinson Birthday Party
Old Fields Cafe, Jackson, Mississippi
(601-983-1148; F. Jones Corner, 303 Farish St.)
All-star birthday blues jam!

6/12 - June Summer Blues-Out
Picayne, MS
www.picayunemainstreet.com
2nd Annual June Summer Blues-Out & Art Walk. 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM,
downtown Picayune. 601-799-3070. Featuring Brenda Davenport Taylor, Melanie Wilkinson, Wardell Williams Blues Band, 204 Blues Band, Rick Schroeder, John Wilkinson Jr and more. Plus... Stonewall’s BBQ Rib Eating Championship 7 PM and much more.

6/20 - Bentonia Blues Festival
Bentonia, Mississippi
www.bentoniablues.com • www.highway61radio.com
Annual festival organized by bluesman Jimmy "Duck" Holmes and held out front of his historic Blue Front Cafe juke joint -- about 30 miles northwest of Jackson just off Highway 49. Blues and Gospel music starts at 8am w/open mic. Acts include T-Model Ford, Bill Abel, Roosevelt Roberts and Homemade Jamz.

6/21 - Summer Sunset Series
The Grove at Ole Miss U, Oxford, Mississippi
www.highway61radio.com
Sunday, 7pm... Rev. John Wilkins (son of pre-War bluesman Robert Wilkins!)

6/26-27 - North Mississippi Hill Country Blues Festival
Potts Camp, Mississippi
www.nmshillcountrypicnic.com
Kenny Brown, Duwayne Burnside, Burnside Exploration, David Kimbrough, Juke Joint Duo, Kent Burnside, the Rising Star Fife & Drum Band, “T Model” Ford, North MS Allstars, Robert Belfour, Jimbo Mathus, Hill Country Revue, Rev John Wilkins and many more! Great, growing N. Miss. festival.

6/26 - Guitar Mikey (solo)
Crawdads restaurant, Merigold, MS
www.crawdads1.com
Live blues music performance, 7pm. (Sat night - Sonny Brookes Band at Crawdads.)

JULY 2009

Miss. State Blues Trail Marker Dedications
Mississippi
www.msbluestrail.org
• 7/14 - Baptist Town (Greenwood), 10am.

Ground Zero Blues Club
Clarksdale, MS
www.groundzerobluesclub.com
7/1 - Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry
7/2 - BLUES JAM w/Josh "Razorblade" Stewart
7/3 - 2009 Sunflower River Blues Festival POSTER unveiling event at 8pm, and STACY MITCHHART at 9pm.
7/4 - Fourth Of July with REBA RUSSELL! (club opens at 6pm)
7/8 - Daddy Rich Blues Band
7/9 - BLUES JAM w/La La & Element 88
7/10 - Lucious Spiller Blues Band
7/11 - Mark "Mule Man" Massey
7/15 - La La & Element 88
7/16 - BLUES JAM w/Sean Apple
7/17 - Terry "Harmonica" Bean Blues Band
7/18 - Phillip Carter Blues Band
7/22 - Marshall Drew Blues Band
7/23 - BLUES JAM w/Guitar Mikey
7/24 - Stan Street & Hambone Band
7/25 - Big T & the Family Blues Band
7/29 - Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry
7/30 - BLUES JAM w/Daddy Rich
7/31 - Heavy Suga' & the SweeTones

Reds Lounge
downtown Clarksdale, MS
(Sunflower Ave. & MLK Dr.)
7/3 - Live Blues TBA
7/4 - Live Blues TBA
7/5 - Live Blues TBA

Hopson Commissary
Clarksdale, MS
www.hopsonplantation.com
7/18 - Duff Dorrough (Mississippi blues & beyond)

Depot Blues Club
Clarksdale, MS
www.depotbluesclub.com
TBA

Sarah's Kitchen
downtown Clarksdale, MS
(278 Sunflower Ave.)
Lunch Thurs/Fri/Sat (11-2).

Bluesberry Cafe
Clarksdale, MS
(662-627-7008)
Sundays - Blues/rock jam, 4pm.

Po Monkey's Lounge
near Merigold, MS
(directions near bottom of this web page)
TBA (R&B deejay on Thurs. nights)

The Senator's Place
Cleveland, MS
(1028 S. Davis, Hwy 61)
Soul food/blues restaurant with live blues every Friday night, 7:30pm

Rooster's Blues House
Oxford, MS
(114 Courthouse Square)
Tuesdays - Open mic.
Wed-Sat - Live music (blues on weekends).

Foxfire Ranch
Marshall County, MS
www.foxfireexperience.net
Live blues every Sunday afternoon (usually 5pm).
7/5 - Cedric Burnside & Lightnin Malcolm
7/12 - Robert Belfour
7/19 - Mary Ann "Action" Jackson & the Blues Review
7/26 - TBD

930 Blues Cafe
downtown Jackson, MS
www.jesdablues.com
TBA

Queen of Hearts
Jackson, MS
601-898-2225
TBA

BB King Museum
Indianola, MS
bbkingmuseum.org
- Saturdays, 3pm - On Stage @ Lucille's
- Saturdays, 4:30pm - Open Mic

Bottleneck Blues Bar Line-up
Ameristar Casino, Vicksburg, MS
www.ameristarcasinos.com
TBA

Blue Parrot BLUES Line-up
Greenwood, MS
662-451-9430
TBA

Carroll County Market
On The Square in Carrollton, MS
www.carrollcountymarket.com
Fridays - 5pm Blues Jam
Weekends - TBA

Just 1 More Blues Bar Line-up
Hattiesburg, MS
www.myspace.com/just1morebluesbar
TBA

7/1-5 - "Red, White and Blues" event
Vicksburg, Mississippi
www.vicksburgheritage.com
Live blues, jazz and R&B at various venues -- including King Edward, Jesse Robinson and more. Two or three clubs per evening.

7/4 - Mississippi John Hurt Gospel & Blues Festival
Avalon, Mississippi
mfhurt@yahoo.com
Annual gospel and blues festival honoring the great Miss. John Hurt.

7/4 - Blues and Cruise Thru History Motorcycle Rally/Show
Port Gibson, Mississippi
ejlcsr@yahoo.com
Annual festival.

7/11 - Duck Hills Grassroots Festival
Duck Hill, Mississippi
www.grassrootsblues.com • acwpro@yahoo.com
Annual blues and music festival. Acts include Louis "Gearshifter" Youngblood and others.

7/12 - Founders' Day
Mound Bayou, Mississippi
(662-741-2244)
Annual event includes music.

7/24-25 - Busker's Ball
Oxford, Mississippi
buskersball@gmail.com
"Busker’s Ball will be a two day celebration of the art of busking here in Oxford, Miss., the home of Living Blues Magazine and Thacker Mountain Radio. The Busker’s Ball will take place throughout Oxford with buskers setting up their pitch from the grass of the Historic Courthouse Square and the Powerhouse Performing Arts Center during the day to the popular bars, Rooster’s Blues House and The Lyric, by night."

AUGUST 2009

Miss. State Blues Trail Marker Dedications
Mississippi
www.msbluestrail.org
• 8/7 - Sam Cooke (Clarksdale).

Ground Zero Blues Club
Clarksdale, MS
www.groundzerobluesclub.com
8/1 - Slidin' Clyde Roulette Blues Band
8/5 - Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry
8/6 - BLUES JAM w/Guitar Mikey
8/7 - BIG T & The Family Blues Band - Sunflower Blues Fest Weekend!
8/8 - SUPER CHIKAN & the Fighting Cocks - Sunflower River Blues Fest Weekend!
8/9 - Sunday Blues Brunch (11-2 w/music at noon) w/Heavy Suga' & the Sweet Tones.
8/12 - Daddy Rich Blues Band
8/15 - Bill Abel Blues Band
8/19 - Stan Street & Hambone Band
8/27 - BLUES JAM w/Stan Street


Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art
Clarksdale, Mississippi
www.cathead.biz
7th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION!
8/7-9 - special in-store events
8/9 (Sun.) - Cat Head Mini Blues Fest II (FREE from 10am till) featuring Robert "Wolfman" Belfour, Big George Brock & the Houserockers, All Night Long w/guest Mary Ann "Action" Jackson!

Reds Lounge
downtown Clarksdale, MS
(Sunflower Ave. & MLK Dr.)
8/6 - TBA
8/7 - Big Jack Johnson
8/8 - Big Jack Johnson
8/9 - Annual Blues Jam!

Annie Bell's Lounge
Clarksdale, MS
(1406 North State St. aka Hwy. 161)
TBA.

Depot Blues Club
Clarksdale, MS
www.depotbluesclub.com
TBA

Sarah's Kitchen
downtown Clarksdale, MS
(278 Sunflower Ave.)
8/7 - TBA
8/8 (Sat.) - Annual "Blues, Biscuits & Gravy Breakfast" with live blues by All Night Long Blues Band, 8am-10am in the morning.
8/8 - TBA (evening)

Bluesberry Cafe
Clarksdale, MS
(662-627-7008)
TBA

Hopson Commissary
Clarksdale, MS
www.hopsonplantation.com
8/5 - Jack Blackman
8/7 - Jimbo Mathus Knockdown South
(Big George Brock w/Muddy Waters and friend, circa 1960)
8/8 - 5-time Blues Music Award nominee BIG GEORGE BROCK & the Houserockers! (During Sunflower Blues Fest weekend.)
8/9 - Sam Carr Day (afternoon)

Po Monkey's Lounge
near Merigold, MS
(directions near bottom of this web page)
TBA (R&B deejay on Thurs. nights)

The Senator's Place
Cleveland, MS
(1028 S. Davis, Hwy 61)
Soul food/blues restaurant with live blues every Friday night, 7:30pm

Rooster's Blues House
Oxford, MS
(114 Courthouse Square)
Tuesdays - Open mic.
Wed-Sat - Live music (blues on weekends).

930 Blues Cafe
downtown Jackson, MS
www.jesdablues.com
TBA

Queen of Hearts
Jackson, MS
601-898-2225
TBA

Bottleneck Blues Bar Line-up
Ameristar Casino, Vicksburg, MS
www.ameristarcasinos.com
TBA

Blue Parrot BLUES Line-up
Greenwood, MS
662-451-9430
TBA

Carroll County Market
On The Square in Carrollton, MS
www.carrollcountymarket.com
Fridays - 5pm Blues Jam
Weekends - TBA

Just 1 More Blues Bar Line-up
Hattiesburg, MS
www.myspace.com/just1morebluesbar
TBA

8/7-9 - Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival
Clarksdale, Mississippi
www.sunflowerfest.org
Clarksdale's oldest blues and gospel festival is still free and fabulous. This year features Homemade Jamz, Bettye Lavette, Cedric Burnside/Lightnin' Malcolm, T-Model Ford, Super Chikan, Robert Belfour, Guitar Mikey, Ob Buchana, Wesley Jefferson, Big Jack Johnson, Eddie Cuisic, Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry and many many more. Blues on Friday night and Saturday (multiple daytime stages). Gospel on Sunday. ALSO, note that a new MS Blues Trail marker for Sam Cooke will be dedicated on 8/6.

8/8 - Big George Brock & the Houserockers
Hopson Commissary, Clarksdale, MS
www.hopsonplantation.com
Live Music performance inside the Hopson Commissary building on grounds of Shackup Inn.

8/9 - Cat Head Mini Blues Fest II
Clarksdale, Mississippi
www.cathead.biz
Always fun, always free -- featuring veteran Delta blues acts out front of the store starting at 10am. Featuring Robert "Wolfman" Belfour, Big George Brock & the Houserockers, All Night Long w/guest Mary Ann "Action" Jackson! Rain or shine under tents. Food available by Big Red on the sidewalk.

8/9 - Annual "Sam Carr Day"
Clarksdale, Mississippi
www.hopsonplantation.com
Late afternoon music at Hopson Commissary in honor of legendary Delta drummer, Mr. Sam Carr.

SEPTEMBER 2009

Miss. State Blues Trail Marker Dedications
Mississippi
www.msbluestrail.org
• 9/9 - Ace Records (Jackson).

Ground Zero Blues Club
Clarksdale, MS
www.groundzerobluesclub.com
9/2 - Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry
9/4 - Jimbo Mathus Knockdown South
9/10 - BLUES JAM w/Guitar Mikey
9/11 - Robert "BILBO" Walker Blues Revue
9/12 - Kent Burnside Blues Band
9/16 - Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry
9/18 - Hal Reed & his Blues Mob!
9/19 - Eric Hughes Blues Band
9/26 - Josh "Razorblade" Stewart Blues Band

Reds Lounge
downtown Clarksdale, MS
(Sunflower Ave. & MLK Dr.)
Live blues most weekends TBA.

Depot Blues Club
Clarksdale, MS
www.depotbluesclub.com
TBA

Sarah's Kitchen
downtown Clarksdale, MS
(278 Sunflower Ave.)
Lunch Thurs/Fri/Sat (11-2).

Bluesberry Cafe
Clarksdale, MS
(662-627-7008)
Sundays - Blues/rock jam, 4pm.

Po Monkey's Lounge
near Merigold, MS
(directions near bottom of this web page)
TBA (R&B deejay on Thurs. nights)

The Senator's Place
Cleveland, MS
(1028 S. Davis, Hwy 61)
Soul food/blues restaurant with live blues every Friday night, 7:30pm

Rooster's Blues House
Oxford, MS
(114 Courthouse Square)
Tuesdays - Open mic.
Wed-Sat - Live music (blues on weekends).

930 Blues Cafe
downtown Jackson, MS
www.jesdablues.com
TBA

Queen of Hearts
Jackson, MS
601-898-2225
TBA

Bottleneck Blues Bar Line-up
Ameristar Casino, Vicksburg, MS
www.ameristarcasinos.com
TBA

Blue Parrot BLUES Line-up
Greenwood, MS
662-451-9430
TBA

Carroll County Market
On The Square in Carrollton, MS
www.carrollcountymarket.com
Fridays - 5pm Blues Jam
Weekends - TBA

Just 1 More Blues Bar Line-up
Hattiesburg, MS
www.myspace.com/just1morebluesbar
TBA

9/4 - 14th Annual Howlin' Wolf Memorial Festival
West Point, Mississippi
rramsey@wpms.net
Excellent blues festival and tribute to hometown hero -- Howlin' Wolf. This indoor event (W. Pt. Convention Ctr.) is rain or shine and always features a mix of Mississippi veterans and some new, up-and-comers.

9/5 - Mississippi Jazz & Heritage Festival
Greenville, Mississippi
www.jazzmississippi.com
Annual jazz festival.

9/6-7 - Browning Labor Day Festival
Greenwood, Mississippi
(662-453-2225)
Annual festival.

9/12 - Mississippi Gulf Coast Blues & Heritage Festival
Pascagoula, Mississippi
(228-497-5493)
Annual festival.

9/19 - Mississippi Delta Blues & Heritage Festival
Greenville, Mississippi
www.deltablues.org
Annual festival typically featuring local blues plus R&B/soul headliners.

9/25-26 - Oxford's Town BBQ Throwdown
Oxford, Mississippi
tourism@oxfordcvb.com
Annual festival features BBQ and music.

OCTOBER 2009

Miss. State Blues Trail Marker Dedications
Mississippi
www.msbluestrail.org
• 10/22 - Gold Coast/Cross The River (Brandon, MS), 9am.

Ground Zero Blues Club
Clarksdale, MS
www.groundzerobluesclub.com
10/7 - Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry
10/8 - BLUES JAM w/Guitar Mikey
10/9-10 - Big blues at GZBC during Helena blues fest weekend
10/11 - Sunday Blues Brunch
10/24 - Jimbo Mathus Knockdown South
10/31 - Halloween Party w/Stan Street and Hambone Band (during Hambone Festival weekend!)

Reds Lounge
downtown Clarksdale, MS
(Sunflower Ave. & MLK Dr.)
Live blues most weekends TBA.

Annie Bell's Lounge
Clarksdale, MS
(1406 North State St. aka Hwy. 161)
TBA.

Depot Blues Club
Clarksdale, MS
www.depotbluesclub.com
TBA

Sarah's Kitchen
downtown Clarksdale, MS
(278 Sunflower Ave.)
Lunch Thurs/Fri/Sat (11-2).

Bluesberry Cafe
Clarksdale, MS
(662-627-7008)
Sundays - Blues/rock jam, 4pm.

Po Monkey's Lounge
near Merigold, MS
(directions near bottom of this web page)
TBA (R&B deejay on Thurs. nights)

The Senator's Place
Cleveland, MS
(1028 S. Davis, Hwy 61)
Soul food/blues restaurant with live blues every Friday night, 7:30pm

Rooster's Blues House
Oxford, MS
(114 Courthouse Square)
Tuesdays - Open mic.
Wed-Sat - Live music (blues on weekends).

930 Blues Cafe
downtown Jackson, MS
www.jesdablues.com
TBA

Queen of Hearts
Jackson, MS
601-898-2225
TBA

Bottleneck Blues Bar Line-up
Ameristar Casino, Vicksburg, MS
www.ameristarcasinos.com
TBA

Blue Parrot BLUES Line-up
Greenwood, MS
662-451-9430
TBA

Carroll County Market
On The Square in Carrollton, MS
www.carrollcountymarket.com
Fridays - 5pm Blues Jam
Weekends - TBA

Just 1 More Blues Bar Line-up
Hattiesburg, MS
www.myspace.com/just1morebluesbar
TBA

10/3 - Mississippi Blues Fest II
Greenwood, MS
www.greenwoodms.org
Bi-annual blues festival.

10/8-10 - Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival
Helena, AR
www.bluesandheritagefest.com
Helena, Arkansas' former "King Biscuit" blues fest rolls on with multiple stages, emerging artists and big-name headliners. Excellent street musicians and food on Cherry Street during the fest as well.

10/10 - Cat Head Mini Blues Fest III
Clarksdale, Mississippi
www.cathead.biz
Always fun, always free... under tents out front of the Cat Head blues store in historic downtown Clarksdale -- just 30 minutes from Helena, AR. Kicks off at 9am. Food available from Big Red on the sidewalk.

10/10 - Pinetop Perkins Homecoming
Hopson Commissary, Clarksdale, Mississippi
www.pinetopperkins.com
Annual afternoon/early evening festival honoring 95-year-old blues piano legend Pinetop Perkins (who once drove a tractor at Hopson).

10/16-17 - Tommy Johnson Blues Festival
Crystal Springs, Mississippi
www.tommyjohnsonblues.com
Tommy Johnson's niece Vera Johnson-Collins organizes this annual blues and R&B event.

10/16-17 - Bukka White Blue Bluff Festival
Aberdeen, Mississippi
www.bukkawhitefestival.com
Blues festival in Aberdeen honoring the great Bukka White. Jimbo Mathus, Kenny Brown, Cedric Burnside/Lightnin Malcolm, Big T, Big Joe Shelton, Terry "Harmonica" Bean, The Electric Mudd, Cadillac John/Bill Abel and more. Info: matthiasf@yahoo.com.

10/24 - Delta Day
Tunica, Mississippi
(662-363-6611)
Annual event.

10/31 - 3rd Annual Hambone Festival
Clarksdale, Mississippi
www.hambonefestival.com
Annual event features blues and roots music out front of Hambone Art Gallery in historic downtown Clarksdale. Small related events Thurs-Sun.

NOVEMBER 2009

Miss. State Blues Trail Marker Dedications
Mississippi
www.msbluestrail.org
• 11/6 - Summit Street (McComb).
• 11/18 - Scott Dunbar and Lester Young (Woodville).

Ground Zero Blues Club
Clarksdale, MS
www.groundzerobluesclub.com
TBA

Reds Lounge
downtown Clarksdale, MS
(Sunflower Ave. & MLK Dr.)
Live blues most weekends TBA.

Depot Blues Club
Clarksdale, MS
www.depotbluesclub.com
TBA

Sarah's Kitchen
downtown Clarksdale, MS
(278 Sunflower Ave.)
Lunch Thurs/Fri/Sat (11-2).

Bluesberry Cafe
Clarksdale, MS
(662-627-7008)
Sundays - Blues/rock jam, 4pm.

Po Monkey's Lounge
near Merigold, MS
(directions near bottom of this web page)
TBA (R&B deejay on Thurs. nights)

The Senator's Place
Cleveland, MS
(1028 S. Davis, Hwy 61)
Soul food/blues restaurant with live blues every Friday night, 7:30pm

Rooster's Blues House
Oxford, MS
(114 Courthouse Square)
Tuesdays - Open mic.
Wed-Sat - Live music (blues on weekends).

930 Blues Cafe
downtown Jackson, MS
www.jesdablues.com
TBA

Queen of Hearts
Jackson, MS
601-898-2225
TBA

Bottleneck Blues Bar Line-up
Ameristar Casino, Vicksburg, MS
www.ameristarcasinos.com
TBA

Blue Parrot BLUES Line-up
Greenwood, MS
662-451-9430
TBA

Carroll County Market
On The Square in Carrollton, MS
www.carrollcountymarket.com
Fridays - 5pm Blues Jam
Weekends - TBA

Just 1 More Blues Bar Line-up
Hattiesburg, MS
www.myspace.com/just1morebluesbar
TBA

11/7 - Miss. Delta Regional Blues Challenge
Indianola, Mississippi
jmwebb@techinfo.com
Blues challenge event that feeds into the International Blues Challenge (IBC) that's held in Memphis each winter.

DECEMBER 2009

Miss. State Blues Trail Marker Dedications
Mississippi
www.msbluestrail.org
• TBA

Ground Zero Blues Club
Clarksdale, MS
www.groundzerobluesclub.com
12/31 - NEW YEAR'S EVE HOUSEPARTY with Super Chikan & the Fighting Cocks!

Reds Lounge
downtown Clarksdale, MS
(Sunflower Ave. & MLK Dr.)
Live blues most weekends TBA.

Annie Bell's Lounge
Clarksdale, MS
(1406 North State St. aka Hwy. 161)
TBA.

Depot Blues Club
Clarksdale, MS
www.depotbluesclub.com
TBA

Sarah's Kitchen
downtown Clarksdale, MS
(278 Sunflower Ave.)
Lunch Thurs/Fri/Sat (11-2).

Bluesberry Cafe
Clarksdale, MS
(662-627-7008)
Sundays - Blues/rock jam, 4pm.

Po Monkey's Lounge
near Merigold, MS
(directions near bottom of this web page)
TBA (R&B deejay on Thurs. nights)

The Senator's Place
Cleveland, MS
(1028 S. Davis, Hwy 61)
Soul food/blues restaurant with live blues every Friday night, 7:30pm

Rooster's Blues House
Oxford, MS
(114 Courthouse Square)
Tuesdays - Open mic.
Wed-Sat - Live music (blues on weekends).

930 Blues Cafe
downtown Jackson, MS
www.jesdablues.com
TBA

Queen of Hearts
Jackson, MS
601-898-2225
TBA

Bottleneck Blues Bar Line-up
Ameristar Casino, Vicksburg, MS
www.ameristarcasinos.com
TBA

Blue Parrot BLUES Line-up
Greenwood, MS
662-451-9430
TBA

Carroll County Market
On The Square in Carrollton, MS
www.carrollcountymarket.com
Fridays - 5pm Blues Jam
Weekends - TBA

Just 1 More Blues Bar Line-up
Hattiesburg, MS
www.myspace.com/just1morebluesbar
TBA

12/31 - NEW YEAR'S EVE BLUES PARTIES/SHOWS
The Mississippi Delta
www.msbluestrail.org
• Ground Zero Blues Clubs (Clarksdale and Memphis)
• Red's Lounge (Clarksdale)
• Hopson Commissary (Clarksdale)
• 930 Blues Cafe (Jackson)
• Carroll County Market (Carrollton)
• more TBA..

APRIL 2010

4/16-18 - Juke Joint Festival & Related Events (2010)
Clarksdale, Mississippi
www.jukejointfestival.com
7th annual event... "Half blues festival, half small-town fair and all about the Delta." Racing pigs, arts & crafts and lots of live blues -- including music at the juke joints at night.

4/18 - Cat Head Mini Blues Fest I
Clarksdale, Mississippi
www.cathead.biz
Always FREE, always FUN! Real-deal blues on Sunday (10am till) under tents in front of world-famous Cat Head store. Food also available.

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Recommended BLUES venues to try in Memphis, TN, include:
Wed.-Sat: Ground Zero Blues Club (Memphis location now open)
Thurs: The Boss juke joint (Jackson Ave.).
Fri.-Sat: Wild Bill's (1580 Vollintine; 901-726-5473), The Blues Club fomerly 'Blue Worm' (1405 Airways; 901-327-7947?)
Sunday: Executive Inn (Airways Rd.).
Other: possibly Callys (?).

JUKE JOINT AND EVENT DIRECTIONS:

- DO DROP INN, SHELBY, MS: From Clarksdale, take Hwy 61 South about 25 minutes. Take "Shelby" exit. Drive to first stop. Turn right. Cross RR tracks. Take second left, and juke joint is second building on left. Park in front.

- MARSHALL DISCO, HOLLY SPRINGS, MS: "David Kimbrough and his band have been playing outside of Holly Springs at the Marshall Disco, also known as Marshall Scruggs, I think.. on Sunday evenings. The club is located on the north side of Highway 4 about 2.2 miles west of Highway 7. Look for a gravel driveway and go up a hill." (UPDATE... lately, Burnside Exploration and/or Lightnin' Malcolm have been playing there.) -- Directions courtesy Scott Barretta

- BETTIE'S PLACE, NEAR PRAIRIE POINT, MS: Willie King plays here many Sunday nights.... "Head south on HWY 45 . Right before 45 meets with ALT. 45, turn left on Big Bee Valley and Pickensville Road. 1 mile past the town of Big Bee Valley (a wide spot in the road), take a right on Sandyland Road, just next to Tenn-Tom 1 Stop gas station. Go about 4 miles and look for an old, white church on your left. Take a left on the gravel road beside the church, called Jack Tate, and look for Bettie's Place about 50 yards down on the left." -- Direction courtesy of Justin Showah and Rich Asherson.

- PO MONKEY'S LOUNGE, NEAR MERIGOLD, MS: From Clarksdale, take Hwy 61 South 29.4 miles to Pemble Road [green street sign is missing; during daytime, you can see white "Pemble Farms" sign in field at turn-off; if you get to LEFThand "Merigold" exit, you've gone too far. In that case, turn around and take what will then be your SECOND left. Then...]. Go RIGHT on Pemble. Take immediate left fork in the road which is gravel. Approx. 1 1/4 mile down on left.

- DO DROP INN JUKE JOINT IN SHELBY, MS: From Clarksdale, take hwy 61 south 25 min or so to Shelby exit. Take exit, and drive to stoplight. Turn right and cross the tracks. Take second left and park across from club.

- OTHA TURNER MEMORIAL PICNIC, SENATOBIA, MS: Get off of I-55 on the Senatobia exit and turn away from town down Highway 4. Go approximately three Miles down that road to Gravel Springs Road (the second road to the right on 4 from Senatobia). Turn right on Gravel Springs Road. Go to the second 4-way stop and turn left (that road is OB McClinton Road) Follow that road about a half mile and the Turner's Picnic is on the right there will be lots of cars & people gathered there. Park along the side of the road. -- Directions courtesy Blues Mother Tupelo.

- FREEDOM CREEK BLUES FESTIVAL, ALICEVILLE, AL: Willie King's yearly fest... "From almost any direction, the best route is to get to Aliceville first! From Aliceville to Old Memphis (in Pickens County); take Route 17 South toward Geiger; about 9 miles out of town, turn right on County Road 32 West, toward Macon; about 1 mile further on, turn right onto County Road 1; just over 4 miles down the road you will see Cedar Grove Church on your right. Take the next turning on the right (just under 1 mile) onto Old Memphis Road, which will be signposted to the festival; the festival site is a little under 1 mile down Old Memphis Road, on the left hand side." -- Directions courtesy www.willie-king.com.
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